Woman arrested over alleged alcohol smuggling
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta ABEOKUTA — The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, has arrested a woman identified as Shobowale Balikis for allegedly attempting to smuggle alcohol concealed in a bottled-water pack into the Ibara Custodial Centre, Abeokuta. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. According […]
Man bags 3 months imprisonment for stealing hair booster cream, two sardines
For admitting to stealing hair booster cream, and oil, one Yusuf Kolawole, 30, was on Tuesday sentenced to three months imprisonment or community service.
Food prices push inflation to 17.33%
By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says the consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021. The rise is 0.86 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in January 2021 (16.47) per cent. In its monthly report released on its website, the bureau […]
VIDEO/PHOTOS: No life lost as 40ft container, truck fall on 4 vehicles in Lagos
A 40-foot container fell three stationary vehicles and a tricycle in Lagos State on Monday. No life was lost. The incident, which occurred in the early hours at Barracks Bus Stop inward Trade Fair, was said to have left many road users stranded for hours as a result of the traffic gridlock it caused.
Court dissolves 20-year-old marriage over wife’s infidelity
A Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State on Monday ordered that an unemployed man, Abdullahi Umar, should provide temporary shelter for his aged father, Umar Mai-tsire. The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta gave the order after Mai-tsire told the court he had nowhere to live after he left his former wife’s house. Mai-tsire prayed the […]
Congestion, corruption and chaos at Lagos port
The port of Lagos has long had a reputation in the shipping industry of being a headache — a hub where costly delays and other obstacles are legion. But many in the business say the gateway to the huge market of Nigeria has become even more choked in recent months, its problems amplified by Covid […]
